Kick has come under fire again after Viewbot accusations were thrown at the company. I explained, “I don’t mean shit.”
In a video uploaded to YouTube on April 7, CodyRiffs shared his experience streaming on Kick, describing the company as a “wreck” and saying the platform “stinks” of Viewbot. rice field. CodyRiffs found it likely that he was initially overwhelmed by the large number of viewers he managed to attract in his first stream, and later his viewership ballooned by several points.
“I was immediately impressed with the number of viewers on the first Kickstream,” CodyRiffs told a follower. I didn’t.” The streamer went on to explain, “The whole site reeks of viewer bots, but it felt good while it lasted.”
CodyRiffs’ free giveaway seems to have been a chat box. The content creator explained that even though there are thousands online, only a handful are actually having a conversation. This is a sign of view bots. “It’s kind of weird when you’re streaming to 2-3,000 people and seeing him only chat with 3 people.”
The outcry from CodyRiffs and other content creators is due to Kick’s growing popularity among streamers. Kick launched late last year as an alternative to his current rival Twitch, offering creators of content on the platform a staggering 95% of his revenue share. Meanwhile, Twitch increased its revenue share towards the beginning of last year, increasing his split with streamers to 50%. This may help explain the recent shift of content creators to Kick.
Kick has not yet responded to the Viewbot accusations. Streamers and viewers are eager to see how the company addresses these concerns, but many are pointing out that bigger issues already exist within the community.
Kick’s lack of moderation has been a consistent source of criticism, with users accusing the streaming service of racism, sexism, and the overt use of inappropriate language, among other things. After recently transitioning from Twitch to Kick, referring to various metas, explains: There are no terms and conditions. “You can say whatever you want in my chat,” Ross added.